The National Road Fund (NRF) Chief Administrative Officer John H. Tokpah has disclosed eight fuel importers that own the Government of Liberia(GoL) through the National Road Fund US$15. 287,101.24 million. He made the statement on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, when the Ministry of Justice, National Road Fund, Liberia Petroleum Refining Company, and the Ministry of…
The Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) has announced the suspension of the unauthorized ‘expedited connection service fee’ charged by the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC). A March 4, 2025 release said the expedited connection fee of US$150.00 being charged by LEC is not authorized and does not comply with the regulations set forth by the Commission….
Barely one month to the ensuing Nimba County Senatorial By-Election, five aspirants have so far registered for the process; the National Elections Commission (NEC) has disclosed. It can be recalled that the Board of Commissioners of NEC on February 10, 2025 issued an election writ to Magistrates of Nimba County for the conduct of a…
The John F. Kennedy Medical Center, the nation’s leading public referral hospital, still falls far short of being a state-of-the-art facility. It lacks nearly all the basic essential equipment and manpower needed to reach that level. Hospital authorities have said. Established in 1971 and named after the 35th President of the United States, JFK has…
In the ongoing case involving former Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah and four others(former officials), the jurors are yet to be selected based on personal relationships with either of the lawyers or the defendants, mostly the former MFDP Minister Tweah and defendant Jefferson Karmoh. The failure to select the jurors came as…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has expressed frustration over the manner and form in which natural minerals are leaving the country. Speaking Monday, March 3, 2025 during the first cabinet meeting for 2025, held at the Executive Mansion in Monrovia, the President said that there are many leakages, most especially in Liberia’s mineral resources. According…
Barely a week after junta-style Speaker Richard N. Koon’s leadership replaced Representatives Taa Wongbe and Samuel Enders at Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, pictures were seen on Monday, March 1, 2025, showing the lawmakers attending the opening of first Extraordinary Session in Nigeria. It appears that Koon’s instruction to Chief Clerk Mildred…
The Liberia Sustainable Management of Fisheries Project (LSMFP) has launched a Women Empowerment Grant, aiming to support more than 1,400 fishmongers across four coastal counties. The grant, funded by the World Bank and implemented by Conservation International, Liberia, with technical support from the National Fisheries & Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) and LSMFP, is designed to enhance…
The quest for increased space among the nation’s thriving political institutions has been amplified with the introduction of a new political kid on the bloc. The Citizens Movement for Change (CMC) held its first-ever convention on Friday, March 28, 2025, in Saclepea, Nimba County where Nimba County District #7 Representative Musa Hassan Bility got elected…
In a significant step towards enhancing cross-border cooperation, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the World Food Program (WFP), and various partners have launched the GOLA-REAP (Resilience, Empowerment, Access, and Peace Building) project. This initiative aims to strengthen social cohesion, improve border management, enhance local governance, and promote climate-smart agriculture in the border communities of…
